OTOY 3D Rendering Software Now Free for Students

Students can now download OTOY's OctaneRender 3D rendering software, including OctaneRender plugins for Blender and Autodesk's 3ds MAX (and, shortly, Maya), for free. The cloud graphics company is providing the software at no cost to anyone with a .edu e-mail address.

Parallel processing: The software uses the processing power of modern graphics processors, or GPUs, rather than serial computer processors (CPUs). According to the company, that means it can produce final images 10 to 50 times faster than comparable CPU-based rendering engines.

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In 2012, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 identified the need for a learning management system that was simple enough for kindergarteners, powerful enough for high school seniors, and flexible enough for every student in between.At the time, Naperville was using an LMS that hadn’t been updated in more than five years and its limitations were starting to hinder the progress of this technically innovative and highly-collaborative district. Stakeholders wanted a tool that was media rich, supported mobile usage, and better facilitated online collaboration among teachers and students.
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